For the new wave of Megos, I'd like them to do the full SuperFriends line up

[MeWantMegos]

I'm of the school that learned about super-dudes from the Super Friends cartoon.

I'd like to see all those characters as figures before they branch out.

(I'm talking to you Martian Manhunter...you're not on their A-team so sit down, fill out a form and wait until your number is called.)

[spamn]

I'm of the school that learned about super-dudes from the Super Friends cartoon.

I'd like to see all those characters as figures before they branch out.

(I'm talking to you Martian Manhunter...you're not on their A-team so sit down, fill out a form and wait until your number is called.)

While the bulk of my childhood knowledge of Superheroes also came from the cartoon, Martian Manhunter was added to the Millenial cartoon and is a pivotal and long-time member. He should be made, and definitely before Samurai or Apache Chief. And I want Black Lightning before Black Vulcan.

[megocrazy]

Looks a lot like they're headed in that direction.

[MeWantMegos]

I know Martian Manhunter is an important character to many folks...I just don't get the appeal. He doesn't seem to have a famous villain either so maybe he'll be a Matty exclusive.

I don't think Super Friends ever used Captain Marvel/Shazam and I'd love to see him too.. And of course Batgirl which wasn't in the show but was done by Mego is a must...so I just contradicted myself.

Having said that...the Mego line was a Seventies line and I like it when they reflect Seventies based characters.

[MeWantMegos]

Went to Wiki...and they said there were 11 heroes and 13 villains:

They were:

* Superman
* Batman
* Robin
* Wonder Woman
* Aquaman
* The Flash
* Green Lantern
* Hawkman
* Black Vulcan
* Apache Chief
* Samurai

Legion of Doom

Thirteen villains comprised the Legion of Doom during the Challenge of the Super Friends season. They were:

* Lex Luthor
* Solomon Grundy
* Sinestro
* Black Manta
* Cheetah
* Giganta
* The Scarecrow
* Toyman
* The Riddler
* Bizarro
* Brainiac
* Captain Cold
* Gorilla Grodd

That's 26 characters...

If waves of 4 that's 6 more waves lined up.

But can Gorilla Grod - with his fur - really make a good action figure? I'm not sure. If they can pull it off, I'd love one. I guess if they can make Planet of the Apes they can make a Gorilla Grod.

Does Apache Chief work as a figure?

Guess it's more complicated when you look at it in black & white.

[thunderbolt]

^^^ Two Face is already going outside your wish list, so I'd say its out the window. Jonn could be paired up with Dr. Light, The Human Flame, a white Martian or some leftover Bat or Super villain.

[Meule]

There's always bound to be a couple of the Superfriends characters in the line, but since Two-Face is in wave 2 it's safe to say Superfriends isn't their guideline

[jwyblejr]

To me,it's however Mattel wants to do it. They have the final say in the matter. I'll just buy them.

[DocDrako]

My son would also love a Superfriends line-up. He keeps asking for Grodd, Grundy, Bizarro and Brainiac "Megos". He wants to know when we can buy them and I have to tell him to just wait and see.

I like the idea, but I also like the idea of non-Superfriends figures. To me it's just the more the merrier.

Keep on truckin', Doc Mego & Mattel!

[kingdom warrior]

You mean Superfriend head sculpts??? I'd like for them just get through these waves first. before doing anything else.....

[spamn]

I know Martian Manhunter is an important character to many folks...I just don't get the appeal.

Martian Manhunter is as strong as Superman, can fly, has eyebeams, can turn invisible, can change shape, and is a telepath. Plus he's big, green, and from MARS! And you don't get the appeal? He's like something every five-year old comic book reader dreamed up!

[drmego]

Flame on!

Yeah, but flick a bic lighter next to him and he's out the door.

I wish the costume was more substanial - a pair of blue briefs,
pirate boots, some weird bondage chest harness and a big blue
opera cape - all of which clashes with his green skin.

Don't get me wrong, I like Jon Jonzz, but my wife keeps thinking
he's the Vision whenever we watch Justice League Unlimited.

Martian Manhunter is as strong as Superman, can fly, has eyebeams, can turn invisible, can change shape, and is a telepath. Plus he's big, green, and from MARS! And you don't get the appeal? He's like something every five-year old comic book reader dreamed up!

[MeWantMegos]

Here's a stretch but I wonder if the reason that some characters are tougher to do as characters of the 70s kiddie show is the same reason that those characters are tougher to do a figures.

Or maybe characters like Martian Manhunter and Captain Marvel were too similar to Superman to incorporate them into the show.

TwoFace is a complicated character (and design) for that matter. Didn't really fit into the simplistic (but enjoyable) stories on the show. The good folks at EMCE who are doing this line are able to make choices today that they wouldn't/couldn't then.

They are walking a fine line between reproducing the line we grew up on and creating something new and current.

[spamn]

Yeah, but flick a bic lighter next to him and he's out the door.

And what happens when you give Supes a glowing jade necklace, have some sundried Aquaman, or pee on a Green Lantern (or used to happen before they changed that)?

I wish the costume was more substanial - a pair of blue briefs, pirate boots, some weird bondage chest harness and a big blue opera cape - all of which clashes with his green skin.

Pretty sure he got the harness from Hawkman's tailor.

I don't disagree with anything you say about it, but I actually like his goofy costume for reasons I don't really get. I hated the new look they gave him recently with the full body suit and high collar cape.

[spamn]

Here's a stretch but I wonder if the reason that some characters are tougher to do as characters of the 70s kiddie show is the same reason that those characters are tougher to do a figures.

Or maybe characters like Martian Manhunter and Captain Marvel were too similar to Superman to incorporate them into the show.

TwoFace is a complicated character (and design) for that matter. Didn't really fit into the simplistic (but enjoyable) stories on the show. The good folks at EMCE who are doing this line are able to make choices today that they wouldn't/couldn't then.

They are walking a fine line between reproducing the line we grew up on and creating something new and current.

I forget, but was Two Face in the Filmation cartoon? I know Clayface was.

But if Two Face was in the comics, he was fine for cartoons. Superhero comics were read by if not aimed directly at kids for decades, and that's where he came from.